"...What do you think, teacher?" Shen Yanxing was saying something. Chen Xiao's absent-minded ears caught the last five words, and he suddenly realized that he was distracted. He smiled apologetically and said, "What did Yanxing say just now? The teacher didn't pay attention."
Facing Chen Xiao's obvious lack of energy, Shen Yanxing didn't seem angry at all. Instead, he asked with concern, "Teacher, is there anything that's bothering you? If you can, please tell me. I can't guarantee anything else, but within the scope of Jingguo, my words are still useful."
Chen Xiao shook his head: "No big deal. What did you say before?"
Shen Yanxing then said, "It's about the invitation of the capital. The evil cultivators will be dealt with publicly, and as one of the arrested persons, the capital will reward him. In addition to the reputational benefits, there are also monetary rewards. However, the establishment of a new dynasty requires money, so the reward may not be much." Shen Yanxing felt very sorry when he said this. After all, the royal family benefited the most from this matter, and his uncle Wang was the one who got the most benefit from the reward. On the contrary, Chen Xiao and his friends only got a little money.
Chen Xiao said: "We haven't even thanked your Uncle Wang for bringing people to the rescue, but we got this unexpected fortune instead. Without them, we would not have been able to bring back those children smoothly, and those evil cultivators were all captured by his men. The four of us eradicated this group of evil cultivators not for fame or profit, but we knew about it by chance and couldn't ignore it. What's more, Tang Ru also avenged us, which is greater than any other gain." Since it was neither for a reward nor for public welfare, it didn't matter how the credit was distributed afterwards.
"Teacher has a very broad mind." Shen Yanxing breathed a sigh of relief. If Chen Xiao really cared about it, he would be in a real dilemma being caught between the two parties.
Chen Xiao raised his head and laughed, saying, "How can this be called broad-mindedness? If you really offend me, I will bear a grudge." Shen Yanxing thought Chen Xiao was joking, "When will the rewards from the capital begin?"
Shen Yanxing calculated and said, "If we want to arrive in time, we have to set out early tomorrow morning. I can arrange a carriage today so we can travel comfortably."
Chen Xiao paused and said nothing.
Shen Yanxing immediately said, "Teacher, do you have something to do? It's okay to come later, but you need to go there in person. After all, the speed of a cultivator cannot be caught up with a carriage."
Chen Xiao said slowly: "No, let's take a carriage to the capital. After all, Tang Ru's body has not fully recovered yet, and it will be very tiring for her to travel there."
Shen Yanxing said: "Okay, Teacher. I will arrange it right away."
I don't know when, Chen Xiao has become the bond and center of this small group. He naturally became the person who guided the direction and made the action. Temporary travel must notify the friends one by one, so Chen Xiao went to their respective courtyards one by one.
Not everyone was required to go on this trip, but it was a good thing to earn money, and Tong Nuonuo, who was always on the road to poverty because of studying mechanical arts, would not refuse. Tang Ru wanted to see Zhao Jiao and his men being executed with his own eyes, and he would go to see it without being invited.
Chen Xiao finally came to Xi Yunting's yard. He said with regret, "We agreed to go to that stall for breakfast tomorrow morning, but now we have to hurry and can't go."
Xi Yunting smiled faintly and said, "The capital is where the essence of a country is gathered from all over the country. I have made an appointment with Xiaodi to taste the specialties of various countries before, and I have never forgotten it. This time when we go to the capital, I will be your guide and take Xiaodi on a tour of the capital."
Chen Xiao was immediately in a good mood. He nodded and said, "Okay, it won't be too late to try the remaining flavors after we return from the capital."
Faced with such a Chen Xiao, Xi Yunting could only smile helplessly.
The next morning, the carriage to the capital stopped at the gate. This luxurious carriage was even better than the one Chen Xiao had taken in Daiguo before. This carriage was provided by the Jincheng City Lord's Mansion. Not only was it spacious and comfortable, but there was also a dedicated waiter on the carriage, whose service was even more thoughtful and meticulous than the flight attendants in his previous life.
After walking for seven or eight days, they arrived at the capital. Chen Xiao and his companions checked into the inn arranged by the capital government. The schedule was very tight. The next morning was for the reward and the afternoon was for the award.
Tang Ru had no time to recover from her injuries during the trip. She looked very pale, but she still insisted on going to watch the execution. Chen Xiao and the others knew that they couldn't persuade her, so they went with her. With Shen Yanxing around, they didn't have to crowd with ordinary people and could watch from a high place around the execution ground. Although it was a little far from the execution ground, it was clear enough for practitioners.
At 9:00 in the morning, Zhao Jiao and his men were escorted to the platform. The supervising officer stood by and read aloud from a scroll in his hand, which detailed the identities of these men and the crimes they had committed, and of course, in the end, it was inevitable that it would be used to promote the royal family and establish its authority.
In the past, even if the evil cultivators were caught and executed, they would not be executed in such a public place. After all, the world of cultivators is very different from that of ordinary people. Being executed in front of ordinary people is very insulting. Doing so not only severely offended the evil cultivators, but also humiliated the entire Jingguo and even the Gengsheng Small Heaven Realm cultivation circle.
However, the situation in Jingguo was different at this time. The Shen royal family wanted to establish their authority in the cultivation world throughout the country and suppress other families, so they had to take action against the cultivators. Whether they were Taoists or evil cultivators, they had to go through this. However, such a public execution could only happen once, and if it happened again, the Shen royal family would incur public wrath.
The people gathered below had known that this group of people were evil practitioners after the propaganda in the past few days, and they bought children in Jingguo to use for sacrifice and practice evil methods. Trafficking children is a very outrageous thing in any world, not to mention that these children were abused and killed.
There were guards around to block the defense line, but the people still threw rotten vegetable leaves and rotten eggs into the field. The execution platform was far away, so they couldn't throw anything at all, but it couldn't stop them from venting their anger. Especially those who had lost their children in the past two years, their eyes were red with excitement, and they didn't know if their children were killed by this group of people.
The whole city handled this matter very carefully. Not only the culprits like Zhao Jiao, but also the middlemen who intervened in the trafficking of children and the brokers were arrested. The evil cultivators were suppressed to the end, and their heads fell to the ground one by one in front of their eyes. The scene made the people outside the venue very happy and applauded.
Although the evil cultivators deserved their punishment, when their Dantian was destroyed, their sea of consciousness was destroyed, and their heads were cut off, the various families standing in the distance still felt a chill in their bodies, and deeply felt the unquestionable power of the Shen royal family. And in this way, the Shen family's goal was achieved.
After watching the execution, Shen Yanxing and a few others walked along another road, avoiding the surging crowd. After riding in a carriage for two quarters of an hour, they arrived at the palace of Jingguo.
This was Chen Xiao's first time meeting a head of state, and he couldn't help but get nervous. Xi Yunting next to him was much calmer. Noticing that his body was tense, he raised his hand and stroked his shoulders and back without making a sound. Chen Xiao smiled at Xi Yunting in gratitude, and his mood calmed down a lot.
The King of Jing State received them alone. As cultivators, they did not need to kneel down to meet ordinary officials or even royal family members. The superiority and inferiority were determined by the cultivation of both parties. The King of Jing State, Shen Yonghe, was very dignified. He looked to be in his forties or fifties. He had a square face and regular features. He was not handsome, but he was very angular.
Shen Yongqing accompanied him, standing next to Shen Yonghe's throne, and introduced Chen Xiao and others to him one by one.
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